Job Description

Location: Princeton, NJ

Are you ready to grow your consulting career in an inclusive, collaborative, and empowering environment? Do you want to work on technically challenging projects that help clients manage risk, unlock redevelopment opportunities, and drive sustainable change? If so, this is an opportunity to join a company that invests in your professional development while giving you the chance to make a visible impact for clients, communities, and the environment.

Join our Environment and Health department in Princeton, New Jersey as a Managing Consultant and play a leading role in delivering environmental due diligence, site investigation, remediation, and permitting solutions for a diverse client base. In this role, you will combine technical depth, project leadership, and client engagement while working alongside respected experts who are passionate about solving complex site challenges. You'll be based in a well-connected office with convenient access to New York City and Philadelphia, supporting collaboration across New Jersey and the broader Northeast market.

Your new role

As our new Managing Consultant, you will help lead complex site solutions projects for local, national, and international clients. You will serve as a trusted advisor across environmental due diligence, Phase I and Phase II assessments, site investigation and remediation, multimedia environmental permitting, and brownfield redevelopment support. This role is especially well suited to a consulting professional with experience navigating NJDEP and Northeast regulatory frameworks and delivering practical strategies that help clients manage environmental risk, advance redevelopment, and maintain compliance.

In this role, you will:
• Manage permitting and regulatory compliance activities, including NJDEP coordination, and partner with geotechnical, environmental, and engineering teams to support site investigation, remediation, and development projects.
• Build productive relationships with New Jersey state and local environmental agencies and coordinate effectively with clients, developers, attorneys, and other project stakeholders across the region.
• Support redevelopment and brownfield projects by identifying environmental risk, evaluating site constraints, and delivering practical solutions that help clients advance projects on schedule and in compliance.
• Review site investigation data and reports, interpret findings, and provide clear technical perspectives on the nature and extent of contamination.
• Prepare concise, high-quality technical deliverables that translate complex information into practical recommendations.
• Develop strong draft work products independently and review, guide, and strengthen the work of colleagues across project teams.
• Play a visible role in client relationships, lead discussions, and help identify follow-on opportunities that create long-term value.

Your new team

You will join a collaborative team of consultants and technical specialists who are energized by solving complex environmental challenges and delivering sustainable outcomes for clients. Our Princeton-based team brings together a wide range of experience, from emerging professionals to highly respected subject matter experts, creating an environment where knowledge is shared openly and development is continuous. You can expect meaningful collaboration, supportive leadership, and opportunities to expand your skills through hands-on project work, mentoring, and cross-disciplinary partnership.

About you

From day one, we will support your personal and professional growth so you can continue to build a rewarding career at Ramboll. To thrive in this role, you will bring a strong foundation in environmental consulting, sound technical judgment, and the ability to lead projects and relationships with confidence.

We believe the following qualifications and capabilities will position you for success.
• A degree in environmental engineering, civil engineering, geology, environmental science, or a closely related field is preferred.
• At least 10 years of environmental consulting experience managing environmental assessments, site investigations, site surveys, site planning, remediation, and permitting projects in a consulting environment.
• Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) credential, or progress toward licensure, is required for candidates supporting New Jersey site remediation and redevelopment projects.
• Experience working with New Jersey state and local environmental agencies, including familiarity with NJDEP Contaminated Site Remediation and Redevelopment Program regulations and technical guidance; broader Northeast regulatory experience is a plus.
• Familiarity with redevelopment and brownfield projects, with the ability to align environmental strategies, site remediation requirements, and project objectives to keep projects moving forward.
• Strong technical knowledge of contaminated site investigation, remediation, permitting, regulatory compliance, and environmental risk evaluation.
• Willingness to travel periodically for short business trips, locally or throughout the U.S., depending on project needs; a valid driver's license and ability to travel by air are required.
• OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER training or the ability to meet this requirement.

What we can offer you
• The opportunity to work on diverse, meaningful projects that shape sustainable outcomes for clients and communities.
• Collaboration with some of the best and brightest professionals in the industry.
• Flexible work arrangements designed to support high performance and work-life balance.
• Generous paid time off and a benefits package that supports your well-being.
• Excellent health and retirement benefits to support you now and over the long term.
• A clear investment in your development through coaching, mentoring, and continuous learning.
• Supportive leaders you can count on, guided by Ramboll's Leadership Principles.
• A culture that values your perspective, appreciates who you are, and helps you do your best work.
• The stability and long-term perspective of a foundation-owned company.
• Daily inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects that make a tangible difference.

Salary Transparency

At Ramboll, we are committed to fair and transparent compensation practices that support our people and our purpose of creating sustainable societies. The anticipated base salary range for this position is $115,500 - $150,000 per year. This range reflects the compensation we reasonably expect to offer at the time of posting. Actual compensation will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and internal equity. Because we operate across multiple U.S. markets, pay may differ depending on the cost of labor in specific locations. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for bonus, overtime or other forms of compensation and we offer a comprehensive benefits package that supports well-being, professional development, and work-life balance. Our recruiters are happy to share more about the specific salary range and total rewards package applicable to your location during the hiring process.

Ready to join us?

Ready to bring your consulting experience, technical judgment, and client focus to a team working at the heart of sustainable change? Please submit your application, including your CV and a cover letter that highlights how your background aligns with the responsibilities of this role.

Please note that applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Ramboll is not able to provide sponsorship for this position.

Thank you for your interest in Ramboll and for taking the time to apply, we look forward to receiving your application!

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